TORTRICINA [pammene 



1. P. flexana, Z. (we&rana, Dgl.) 10-12 mm. Face and 

 palpi whitish. Forcwings with apex rounded, termen very 

 oblique; dark fuscous; two white costal strigulae before and 

 four beyond middle, first pair terminating a very faint curved 

 hardly paler somewhat metallic fascia. Hindwings fuscous. 



England to York, local ; France, Holland, Germany ; G. 

 Larva dull white ; head pale brown ; plate of 2 brownish-tinged : 

 between joined leaves of beech ; 8, 9. 



2. P. nitidana, F. (redimitana, Gn.) 9-10 mm. Differs from 

 /'. flexana as follows : forewings with distinct palo fuscous 

 double somewhat metallic fascia beyond basal patch, angulatcd 

 abovo middle, costal strigulae moro marked, hindwings paler 

 anteriorly. 



England to York, local ; France ; 5, 6. Larva pale yellow ; 

 head and plate of 2 deeper yellow : between joined leaves of 

 oak ; 7-9. 



3. P. germarana, lib. (puncticostana, Wilk.) 11-13 mm. 

 Face and palpi oehreous-whitish. Forewings dark fuscous, 

 costa strigulated with whitish ; two striae and some anteapioal 

 dots bluish-leaden-metallic. Hindwings dark fuscous, in 3 with 

 blackish spot on lc towards termen. 



Kent to Hereford and Essex, York, Westmoreland, local ; C. 

 Europe, N. Asia ; 6. 



4. P. ochsenhehneriana, Z. 8-9 mm. Face and palpi dark 

 fuscous, whitish-sprinkled. Forcwings dark fuscous, somewhat 

 sprinkled finely with grey-whitish, costa posteriorly strigulated 

 with silvery-white ; edge of basal patch and narrow angulatcd 

 central fascia darker, edged with silvery-metallic; some silvery- 

 metallic marks towards apex and termen. Hindwings fuscous. 



Suffolk, Norfolk, local ; C. Europe ; 5, G. 



5. P. rhediella, CI. 9-12 mm. Forewings dark fuscous; 

 central fascia darker and ferruginous-tinged ; apical area beyond 

 this wholly deep ferruginous-orange, with leaden-metallic spots 

 and striae. Hindwings fuscous, in $ with blackish spot on lc 

 towards termen. 



Britain to the Clyde, N. and E. Ireland, common; G. 

 Europe; 5, G. Larva on hawthorn and apple (?); 8. The 

 imago flics in hot sunshine over the tops of hawthorn-trccs. 



6. P. splendidulana, Gn. 9-1 1 mm. Forewings dark fuscous, 

 very finely aid closely whitish- striated ; costa marked with 

 shortochreous whitish streaks becoming silvery-metallic beneath ; 

 a leaden- metallic fascia within basal patch ; angulatcd edge of 

 basal patch followed by a leaden-metallic fascia triangularly 



